In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you, ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they will get used to his new title, Pope Leo XIV. Waiters, taxi drivers, teachers ...

When Villanova University’s president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope ...

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos ...

Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.